<p>i just got my acceptance letter from one of my top choice schools, and though i applied as a photography major (and got accept as one), my parents and i have been talking about changing my major to psychology (they both are under the college of liberal arts).</p>
<p>i have a strong background in psychology and i believe i can be a good candidate(i've been working at my local hospital's mental institute for 2 years and volunteered for 4 years.. worked with teenagers to further my interest in adolescent psychology for 3 years)</p>
<p>i am ready to commit to this school at this moment, but is it possible to change my major before i actually enroll? or do i have to change my major when i go there in fall?</p>
<p>i just called their admissions office but they're closed until monday.. any thoughts? </p>
<p>Usually it doesn't really matter. Most students spend their first year taking survey courses to fulfill core requirements. 50% of entering freshman are undeclared, and many schools consider ALL freshman undeclared until they actively declare a major after matriculation. Notable differences include nursing programs.</p>
<p>And also, most schools make double majoring a distinct possibility. If you love photography, GO FOR IT. Don't switch a major because you think one is more useful than another. A buddy of mine actually dropped out of school because he was a tremendous photographer... started his own business and was raking in six figures within two years doing what he loves.</p>
<p>Most students end up majoring in something other than what they said on their application.</p>
<p>Changing majors within the same school (e.g. the college of liberal arts or the college of engineering or business or health professions) is usually very simple. As chrisw pointed out, most colleges will consider you undeclared (within your college) until you do some paperwork to formally declare a major, which you don't have to do until your 2nd or 3rd or 4th semester. That's because most 1st year students are busy taking general education requirements, so your actual schedule is fairly independent of your future major. For example, your first semester schedule might contain English lit, math, Spanish, psychology and photography.</p>
<p>Search your college's website for instructions on how to declare and change a major. It's probably somewhere in the college or course catalog. If not, try the registrar's website, the dean's website or some general advising page.</p>